UpClose With Tarra Simmons

This month’s member spotlight features Tarra Simmons, representative for the 23rd legislative district in Washington State and founding director of Civil Survival. In her interview, Simmons discusses the opportunities and challenges she has faced as the first formerly incarcerated state-level elected official in Washington.

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